House Subcommittee Hearing on 2023 Budget for Health, Education, and Labor
January 1, 2022
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The Frame
This hearing initiates the legislative process for determining federal funding levels for the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Education, and related agencies for the 2023 fiscal year, which impacts national public health, research, and education programs.
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Department of Health and Human Services
The agency is subject to the congressional budget review process which determines its funding levels for the upcoming fiscal year.
House Committee on Appropriations
The committee is responsible for drafting and reviewing the legislation that allocates federal funds to the departments mentioned.
Last recorded activity January 1, 2022.
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Summary
Key Facts
- The hearing was held on March 31, 2022, to review the President's fiscal year 2023 budget request for the Department of Health and Human Services.
- The subcommittee oversees appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and related agencies.
- The 2022 omnibus appropriations package was passed by Congress on March 8, 2022.
- The 2022 omnibus included increased funding for biomedical research, public health, behavioral health, child care, early learning, and prevention of child abuse and family violence.
- The hearing utilized a hybrid format allowing members to participate both in-person and virtually.
- The committee established specific protocols for virtual participation, including microphone muting and camera activation rules.
Why It Matters
This hearing initiates the legislative process for determining federal funding levels for the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Education, and related agencies for the 2023 fiscal year, which impacts national public health, research, and education programs.
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Lobbying Activity
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AARP
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“P.L. 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 8867, Planning for Long-term Aging Needs (PLAN) Act H.R. 5861, Legacy Act of 2025 H.R. 9393, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act. H.R. 9396, the Prior Authorization Accountability Act. S. 4916, the Aging with Artificial Intelligence Act. H.R. 8100, Safe Staffing Saves Lives Act. S. 3886, Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act. H.R. 6766/S. 3492, the Essential Caregivers Act of 2025. H.R. 7966/S. 4118, Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act. S. 2120, the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 5575, the Firefighters Assisting Seniors to Emergency Response (FASTER) Act of 2025. H.R. 3954/S. 4641, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R.5554/S.2831, Stand Strong for Medicare Act. S. 3439/H.R. 6735, Connecting Caregivers to Medicare Act and efforts related to the bill S. 1227/H.R. 2491, Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act S. 668/H.R. 3183, Supporting Access to Falls Education and Prevention and Strengthening Training Efforts and Promoting Safety Initiatives (SAFE STEPS) for Veterans Act of 2025 CMS-1851-P, Hospice Proposed rule. CMS-1843-P, Skilled Nursing Facility Proposed rule. CMS-1844-P, Home Health Proposed rule. No bill number. Health care transparency. No bill number. Discussed use of artificial intelligence and health data technology. No bill number. Discussed health-related policies and activities around the fall respiratory virus season. No bill number. Discussed health insurance affordability proposals. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home staffing standards, safety, and quality. No bill number. Discussed Nursing home transparency and ownership requirements. No bill number. Discussed home health, hospice, and long-term care. No bill number. Discussed falls prevention. No bill number. Discussed social isolation. No bill number. Discussed HUD Assisted Living Requirements No bill number. Discussed family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed AARP paper on Medicare Caregiver Training Services. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid community engagement interim final rule, including the family caregiver exemption. No bill number. Discussed the paid direct care workforce in long-term care. No bill number. Discussed the unaffordability of long-term care. No bill number. Discussed Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid HCBS spousal impoverishment protections. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid fraud and family caregivers, Medicaid self-direction programs. No bill number. Discussed sandwich generation family caregiver hearing and submitted a statement for the record discussing family caregivers and sandwich generation caregivers, programs that support them, AARP caregiving resources, and federal policies to support sandwich generation caregivers and caregivers more broadly. No bill number. Discussed long-term care. No bill number. CMS-2453-NC; Medicaid Program; 2028 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Quality Measure Set Submitted comments No bill number. Discussed expanding access to home care. No bill number. Discussed the increasing cost of home care No bill number. Discussed HSA use for telehealth chronic care management services/subscriptions. No bill number. Discussed artificial intelligence and technology”
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Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Budget Cycle Timing
The hearing occurred on March 31, 2022, shortly after the passage of the 2022 omnibus on March 8, indicating a rapid transition into the next fiscal year's budget cycle.
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